Soli SATB, SATB Choir/SATB, 2 Orch: 2 Ob, 2 Tr, 2 Vl, Va, Bc, [Timp] - Level 4 <...(+)
Soli SATB, SATB
Choir/SATB, 2 Orch: 2 Ob,
2 Tr, 2 Vl, Va, Bc,
[Timp] - Level 4
SKU:
CA.4000749
Composed
by Antonio Vivaldi.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Vivaldi-Archiv. Organ.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Motets,
Epiphany, Psalms, Daily
hours. Single Part,
Organ. RV 594. 36 pages.
Duration 25 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
40.007/49. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.4000749).
Language:
Latin/English.
Dixi
t Dominus (Ps 109), a
psalm setting for double
choir, is one of
Vivaldi's most
significant sacred works.
In it, he takes up the
old Venetian polychoral
tradition, combining its
compositional techniques
with those of the
instrumental concerto,
the cantata and the
opera. The broadly
conceived cycle of
movements, consisting of
eight psalm verses and
the doxology, is
characterized by an
expansive arch of
tonalities connecting the
two framing outer
movements in D major
(these are also
thematically related):
Dixit Dominus and Gloria
Patri. The contrasting
and varied inner
movements are perfect
examples of Vivaldi's
skill in vividly
portraying linguistic
figures in music. Score
and part available
separately - see item
CA.4000700.